Food Postcards

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Food Postcard: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie

Food Postcard: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie

The warm and familiar autumn aroma of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger escaping from Canadian ovens at the beginning of October signals one thing: a Thanksgiving pumpkin pie is baking in the warmth within. Canadian Thanksgiving is officially celebrated on the second Monday of October but Thanksgiving dinners are family affairs which take place on […]

Food Postcard: Pretzels in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Food Postcard: Pretzels in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

As far as undiscovered towns go, Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany, definitely doesn’t count. From early morning until sunset this well preserved medieval town is brimming with tourists. But an overnight stay is well worth the money, because when the day-trippers go home the restaurants once again reach a […]

Food Postcard: Chocolate Easter Eggs

Food Postcard: Chocolate Easter Eggs

Raise your hand if you love chocolate. Now keep it raised if, come Easter, you always find yourself surrounded by chocolate Easter eggs, taste-testing them all in an effort to find your favourite. Milk chocolate eggs are classic but personally, I’ve never been able to resist those which are filled with silky chocolate ganache. Making […]

Food Postcard: Royal Chocolate Cake

Food Postcard: Royal Chocolate Cake

Opulent, luxurious, decadent – words used to describe not only the plush interior of Gerbeaud in Budapest, Hungary, but also the delectable confectionaries served at this traditional café. Dominating the northern side of Vörösmarty tér, an elegant square named after Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty, Gerbeaud has crafted sinful sweets at this very spot since 1870 […]

Food Postcard: Lobster Soup

Food Postcard: Lobster Soup

The Sea Baron (Sægreifinn) stands proud in a cheerful, turquoise-green building on Reykjavik’s old harbour. The name refers to both a man, Kjartan Halldórsson, a former fisherman and Icelandic Coast Guard chef, and his restaurant, Sægreifinn, famous for serving the best lobster soup in the world. Arriving on the table in a steaming bowl and […]